Why does McAffee Anti Virus keep taking my computer hostage and how can I uninstall? I’ve tried and it keeps coming back.
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What is the error message you are seeing?
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Hello @Janis_Fontaine
Why did you post in Norton Secure VPN for Windows board?
Product & version number:
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Do you / Did you run McAfee?
Maybe, you’re seeing fake McAfee ads/spam
Norton 360 v22.x or v24.x
Did you recently install any program / browser extension?
Did you recently allow push notifications?
Did you recently change site permissions?
Did you run Norton Full Scan?
Did you run Malwarebytes Scan?
And duplicate posts.
SA
Hi, this product came with the computer and I’ve never used it because I have Norton. But it keeps popping up that there is something wrong with my computer. I have to do the cntrl/alt/delete to get rid of it.
Was McAfee trial/pre-installed properly removed before Norton install?
How to uninstall your McAfee product from a Windows PC
https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000001616